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Reservoirs In Bulgaria
This is a list of reservoirs in Bulgaria: Note: In Bulgaria, a ''dam'' (''Bulgarian'' язовир) is often used to refer the body of water, rather than the structure. It signifies that the body of water is man-made instead of natural. See also * List of lakes in Bulgaria * List of rivers of Bulgaria * List of dams and reservoirs {{Europe topic, List of dams and reservoirs in Reservoirs in Bulgaria, * Lists of landforms of Bulgaria, reservoirs Lists of buildings and structures in Bulgaria, reservoirs Lists of dams and reservoirs by country, Bulgaria Dams in Bulgaria, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dushantsi Reservoir
The Dushantsi Reservoir () is located in the Zlatitsa–Pirdop Valley between the Balkan Mountains to the north and Sredna Gora mountain range to the south. It is situated in western-central Bulgaria in Sofia Province. The reservoir is fed by the river Topolnitsa. The dam wall can be easily reached by car, via the first class I-6 road Gyueshevo–Sofia–Karlovo–Burgas Burgas (, ), sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, an .... The area around the reservoir is used for outings, picnics, water sports and fishing. Reservoirs in Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kardzhali Reservoir
Kardzhali Reservoir () is an artificial lake and a hydroelectric dam in southern Bulgaria. It is the uppermost of the three major reservoirs of the Arda Hydropower Cascade, the others being Studen Kladenets and Ivaylovgrad. It is the second largest reservoir by volume in the country after the Iskar. Geography The reservoir is located at an altitude of 331 m in the eastern Rhodope Mountains on the major river Arda, a right tributary of the Maritsa. In the western part it receives the Borovitsa, an important left tributary of the Arda. Its dam is about a kilometer west of the town of Kardzhali. Administratively, it lies in Kardzhali Province, within the territory of the villages of Brosh, Duzhdovnitsa, Enchets, Glavatartsi, Kamenartsi, Kokoshane, Pudartsi, Ridovo, Snezhinka, Staro myasto, Strazhevtsi, Topolchane, Zelenikovo, Zvanika in Kardzhali Municipality, and Suhovo, Ribartsi, Doyrantsi, Star chitak, Borovitsa, Kitnitsa and Avramovo in Ardino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgas Province
Burgas (, formerly the Burgas okrug) is a province in southeastern Bulgaria on the southern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The province is named after its administrative and industrial centre, the city of Burgas, the fourth biggest town in the country. It is the largest province by area, with a territory of Bulgarian Provinces area and population 1999 — National Center for Regional Development — page 90-91 that is divided into 13 municipalities. It has a total population, as of December 2009, of 422,319 inhabitants. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamchia Reservoir
Kamchia or Kamchiya may refer to: * Kamchia (river), a 244.5 km long river in eastern Bulgaria. *Resort of Kamchiya, a Black Sea coastal resort named after the river in north-east Bulgaria. *Kamchia (biosphere reserve) Kamchia or Kamchiya may refer to: * Kamchia (river), a 244.5 km long river in eastern Bulgaria. * Resort of Kamchiya, a Black Sea coastal resort named after the river in north-east Bulgaria. * Kamchia (biosphere reserve), a biosphere reserve in nor ..., a biosphere reserve in north-east Bulgaria which borders the resort and is also named after the river. * Kamchia (village), a village in central-western Bulgaria, Burgas Province. * Kamchiya Glacier, a glacier located on Livingston Island, Antarctica, named after the Kamchiya River. {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kardzhali Province
Kardzhali Province () is a province of southern Bulgaria, neighbouring Greece with the Greek regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope, and Evros to the south and east. It is 3209.1 km2 in area. Its main city is Kardzhali. It is Bulgaria's southernmost province. History The territory of Kardzhali province was acquired by Bulgaria during the First Balkan War in 1912. In 1913 the region was organized as the district (окръг, ''okrăg'' in Bulgarian) of Mestanli. This district was part of Stara Zagora province from 1934 until 1949, then it was transferred to the newly formed Haskovo district. In 1959, Kardzhali became the center of a new district with similar borders to the current province. Between 1987 and 1999, the region was part of Haskovo Province, after which it was restored, now as a province and with slightly changed borders. Municipalities The Kardzhali province (област, ''oblast'') contains seven municipalities (singular: община, ''obština''; plura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivaylovgrad Reservoir
Ivaylovgrad Reservoir () is located on the river Arda (Maritsa tributary), Arda in the eastern Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria. It was constructed to provide electricity generation and irrigation as a major part of the Arda Hydropower Cascade along the reservoirs of Studen Kladenets and Kardzhali Reservoir, Kardzhali further upstream. Geography The reservoir lies in the municipalities of Madzharovo Municipality, Madzharovo, Lyubimets Municipality, Lyubimets and Ivaylovgrad Municipality, Ivaylovgrad of Haskovo Province. Its dam is situated north of the Ivaylovgrad, homonymous town and a few kilometers upstream from the Bulgaria–Greece border. Ivaylovgrad Reservoir is located in the eastern reaches of the Rhodope Mountains on the major river Arda, a right tributary of the Maritsa. Its shoreline is 64 km long and is mostly covered with dense deciduous forests. The territory around the reservoir has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International and suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar (river), Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Known as Serdica in Classical antiquity, antiquity, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Pannonian Avars, Avars, and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the First Bulgarian Empire by Khan (title), Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines ended Bulgarian rule until 1194, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskar Reservoir
The Iskar Reservoir (язовир „Искър“) is the largest reservoir in Bulgaria. Situated on the Iskar River, it provides two-third of the water for the capital Sofia, and also produces hydroelectricity. The reservoir has a total volume of 673 million m3, of which 580 million are in use and the rest is reserve. The reservoir has a drainage basin of 1,046 km2 and is 25 km long. It is situated at 820 m above sea level, its dam being 204 m long and 76 m high. History The initial plans for the construction of a dam on the Iskar date to as early as 1900-1901, immediately after the building of the Pancharevo Hydroelectric Power Plant. In 1921, the idea was once again brought up, but its accomplishment failed due to the municipality's inability to indemnify the residents of the neighbouring villages of Gorni Pasarel, Shishmanovo and Kalkovo. Topographic photographs and a geological assessment regarding the dam were made and observations of the Iskar's water level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
